X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,2a160c2d2e292957,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: bruno wroblewski Subject: Virus alert Date: 1996/10/24 Message-ID: <5BOyGF0.worraps@delphi.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 191937136 organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Computer viruses (virii?) have always been regarded as rather abstract collections of machine language output. However, recently, using neural network and artificial intelli- gence science techniques, it has become possible to obtain actual images of these computer program infectors. One of the early finds is shown below. It has been tentavively assigned the designation "byteriophage" and is particularly damaging to academic output on the internet. It operates by seeking out instances of factual output and logical reasoning and replacing them with sesquipedalian verbiage and newagespeak. Although several groups are pursuing ways to counteract this virus, to date no remedy has been found. In the interim, please be extremely cautious in downloading from unknown sources. * * * * O O * * * * V * * * * ### ### ### ### ------- / | \ | | | **************************************************************************** < Bruno Wroblewski Illegitimi non carborundum ****************************************************************************